Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
International Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN 1449-1907 · Ivyspring International Publisher · AUSTRALIA · Bimonthly · Founded 2004
International Journal of Medical Sciences: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.65; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 128 days to acceptance (120 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 62.5%; 362 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Medical Sciences is published by Ivyspring International Publisher and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, MicroRNA in disease regulation and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cancer Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Original research papers, reviews, and short research communications may be submitted to this journal provided the work has not been previously published, in whole or in part, and is not under consideration elsewhere. We welcome manuscripts from both basic medical science and clinical medicine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Daniel DennisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, Italy 3, Japan 2, South Korea 1, Poland 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.3%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine5.2%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Mesenchymal stem cell researchMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,295OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 364LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 10Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,794 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 217 | 217 | 66 |
| 2025 | 362 | 362 | 1,324 |
| 2024 | 284 | 284 | 1,868 |
| 2023 | 197 | 197 | 2,349 |
| 2022 | 202 | 202 | 2,935 |
| 2021 | 356 | 356 | 7,254 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (120 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 120 articles with submission and acceptance dates (655 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2.7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 62.5%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 2,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | AUD 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | AUD 2,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | AUD 4,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- original research papersOriginal research papers, reviews, and short research communications may be submitted to this journalLength not stated
- reviewsOriginal research papers, reviews, and short research communications may be submitted to this journalLength not stated
- short research communicationsOriginal research papers, reviews, and short research communications may be submitted to this journalLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Each author listed on a manuscript submitted to this journal must adhere to the four authorship criteria set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests (also known as "conflicts of interest") that may influence the objective presentation of research findings should be disclosed in a paragraph titled "Competing Interests," placed after the Acknowledgments section and before the References. According to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, financial relationships—such as employment, consultancies, stock owners…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Authors are recommended to deposit large datasets in a public repository. Smaller datasets may be published as supplementary materials. Authors may provide the following: The location and method for accessing the data. If all data are included in the manuscript or supplementary materials, please specify. If the data will be shared upon request, provide detailed contact information. If the data are…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Follows COPE guidelines. Model summary
Our journals follow the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for addressing publication ethics issues. For more details, please visit our dedicated Publication Ethics page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License
Unless otherwise stated in the individual article, articles published on or after June 10, 2019 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0), subject to these Terms of Use. Authors retain copyright of their articles. Articles published before June 10, 2019 were generally distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Zero-tolerance plagiarism policy; screening at all stages. Model summary
Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism at all stages—before, during, and after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Permanent archiving in PubMed Central and Europe PMC. Model summary
All published articles are permanently archived by PubMed Central (U.S. National Library of Medicine) and Europe PMC.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ivyspring International Publisher
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1449-1907
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Medical Sciences
What CAS zone is International Journal of Medical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Medical Sciences is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Medical Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.65; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Medical Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 120 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 90–181 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.7 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 62.5%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Medical Sciences based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Italy (3) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Medical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Medical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Medical Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .